Guwahati: Tech giant Google has announced the inclusion of eight Indian languages into Google translate, including Assamese.
The announcement was made by the Tech Giant at the annual Google conference on May 11.
Welcoming Google’s decision, Assam Sahitya Sabha president Dr Kuladhar Saikia said, “Google has finally announced their decision of adding the Assamese language to Google Translate, which is used by over 25 million people in India and majority of them from the Northeast. Apart from Assamese, seven other Indian languages, including Mizo and Meiteilon (Manipur) from Northeast India have also been added to Google translate.”
According to officials at Google, the tech giant has added 24 new languages to Google Translate in their latest update and said Sanskrit was the most requested language. The officials further stated that Google translate is adding the first languages from Northeast India.
“With a few contributors, we began the mission in 2020 after I took charge as the Assam Sahitya Sabha president. Technically-sound Assamese youths from the global diaspora and India joined the voluntary movement to see their mother tongue in Google. Today, we have a team of more than five lakh contributors that the paved way for us,” Saikia added.
“It is indeed a joyous moment for the Assam Sahitya Sabha and personally for me since I had taken up it as a mission. Community efforts with a common goal are key to success it was my mission to complete it during my presidentship as I had committed in my first speech on assuming the office of the president of Assam Sahitya Sabha.”
Out of the 24 new languages, the eight newly-added languages include Sanskrit, Assamese, Bhojpuri, Dogri, Konkani, Maithili, Mizo and Meiteilon (Manipuri). As a result of this latest addition, Google Translate now supports 19 Indian languages.
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